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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 28, 2011. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068126, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Anchorage, AK
Issue:
A VA employee accessed an VBA employee's CPRS record twice on 08/25/11, obtained information and then shared that information with another VA employee who then reported it to the Chief of the section. The CPRS record contains the name, address, full SSN and medical information. Update: 10/28/11:The VBA employee will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee will be suspended w/o pay and has to take re-take Privacy Training